Now Josephsaidto them on the thirdday,"Dothisand live,for I fearGod:
Abrahamsaid,"BecauseI thought,surelythereis nofearof Godin thisplace,and they will killme becauseof my wife.
"Thereis noone greaterin thishousethanI, and he has withheldnothingfrom me exceptyou, becauseyou are his wife.Howthen could I dothisgreateviland sinagainst God?"
ifyou are honestmen,let oneof your brothersbe confinedin your prison;but as for [the rest of] you, go,carrygrainfor the famineof your households,
But the formergovernorswhowere beforeme laidburdenson the peopleand tookfrom them breadand winebesidesfortyshekelsof silver;eventheir servantsdomineeredthe people.But I did not dosobecauseof the fearof God.
Again I said,"The thingwhichyou are doingis not good;should you not walkin the fearof our Godbecauseof the reproachof the nations,our enemies?
There was a manin the landof Uzwhose namewas Job;and that manwas blameless,upright,fearingGodand turningawayfrom evil.
But the midwivesfearedGod,and did not doas the kingof Egypthad commandedthem, but let the boyslive.
"Furthermore, you shall selectout of allthe peopleablemenwho fearGod,menof truth,those who hatedishonestgain;and you shall place[these] overthem [as] leadersof thousands,of hundreds,of fiftiesand of tens.
So you shall not wrongoneanother,but you shall fearyour God;for I am the LORDyour God.
You shall not ruleover him with severity,but are to revereyour God.
saying,"In a certaincitytherewas a judgewho did not fearGodand did not respectman.
"For a whilehe was unwilling;but afterwardhe saidto himself,'EventhoughI do not fearGodnorrespectman,
